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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
S. Murali

Andhra Pradesh: Tobacco growers a disappointed lot over per barn quota

The Tobacco Board has enhanced the cultivation quota for farmers in the traditional tobacco growing areas in Prakasam and Nellore districts by 8.63 million kg to 89.35 million kg in the 2022-23 cropping season.

However, the new quota for cultivation of flue-cured virginia (FCV) tobacco has come as a bit of a disappointment for the growers who have demanded an increase in crop size from 80.72 million kg to 107 million kg in the Southern Black Soil and Southern Light Soil regions.

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